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  Tasted On Year, Name, Varietal, Country, Region, Sub region, Color Score Drink dates Author, Trust
03/15/2009
Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
85

Good aroma, disappointed compared with earlier vintages. Good allround with meat, else an average wine.

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  charlie1 , 91.67%
11/16/2009
La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
1995 La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1995 La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva

Elegant. Gorgeous, expressive aromatics. Balanced and long on the palate. Still showing oak and primary fruit, but in many perfectly interwoven layers.

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  W.Simons , 99.33%
12/04/2008
Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva

All slightly oxidised with a very odd wet-paper and mushroom smell.

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  biggsy , 100%
08/22/2008
Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
90

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  Douglas V , 100%
02/12/2009
La Rioja Alta - Vina Alberdi Reserva
2000 La Rioja Alta - Vina Alberdi Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2000 La Rioja Alta - Vina Alberdi Reserva
daniel lifshitz 89

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  daniel lifshitz
08/28/2009
Campo Viejo - Reserva
1999 Campo Viejo - Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1999 Campo Viejo - Reserva
89

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  Steven Song
07/26/2009
Campo Viejo - Reserva
2004 Campo Viejo - Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2004 Campo Viejo - Reserva
90

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  Confesor
07/06/2009
Campo Viejo - Reserva
2004 Campo Viejo - Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2004 Campo Viejo - Reserva

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  Confesor
01/17/2009
Campo Viejo - Reserva
2004 Campo Viejo - Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2004 Campo Viejo - Reserva

Smoking!

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  DrDemo
06/20/2009
Marques de Murrieta - Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial
1978 Marques de Murrieta - Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1978 Marques de Murrieta - Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial
93

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  Behruz Nassre , 96.88%
07/20/2007
Contino - Crianza
1997 Contino - Crianza
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1997 Contino - Crianza

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2000-2012  Jeremy A212
07/26/2009
El Coto - Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva
1996 El Coto - Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1996 El Coto - Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva
92

Brick color, dry fruits, earthy aromas, not intense. Very elegant and silky mouth with very long palate.

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  Confesor
03/03/2009
El Coto - Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva
1995 El Coto - Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1995 El Coto - Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva

Too late to give pleasure. Should have been openned 2-3 yars ago.

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  Wojtek , 94.74%
05/22/2009
La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
1994 La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1994 La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
Ronnie B 92

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2000-2012  Ronnie B , 98.72%
08/15/2008
La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
1995 La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1995 La Rioja Alta - 904 Gran Reserva
92

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  Andrew S651 , 97.39%
06/14/2008
Faustino Martinez - Faustino VII
2000 Faustino Martinez - Faustino VII
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2000 Faustino Martinez - Faustino VII
95

Really enjoyable. Tastes and smells were endless. I opened this at exactly the right time.

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2008-2009  NateMc
04/13/2009
Faustino Martinez - Faustino VII
2006 Faustino Martinez - Faustino VII
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2006 Faustino Martinez - Faustino VII
saftogvann 50

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  saftogvann
01/08/2009
Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
1996 Faustino Martinez - Faustino I Gran Reserva
daniel lifshitz 95

great wine one hour in decanter and you get alot of fruits taste with a long after taste worth every cent

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  daniel lifshitz
03/22/2009
La Rioja Alta - Vina Alberdi Reserva
2001 La Rioja Alta - Vina Alberdi Reserva
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2001 La Rioja Alta - Vina Alberdi Reserva

Red fruit. Truffle. Smoke and meaty notes. Good length. Almost Bordelaise expression of Rioja. No notes taken. Earth and good balance.

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  Anon , 99.33%
12/20/2008
Riscal, Marques de - Rioja
2004 Riscal, Marques de - Rioja
Red Tempranillo
Spain - Rioja
2004 Riscal, Marques de - Rioja
David W294 84

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  David W294 , 99.43%
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